metastasis
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This early nerve invasion raises the risk of metastasis and is closely tied to how aggressive the disease becomes.
From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026
Additional experiments showed that the compounds reduced cancer cell migration, an important finding because metastasis is a major cause of death in ovarian cancer.
From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025
Earlier research has tied CADM2 to traits such as impulsivity, obesity, and cancer metastasis.
From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2025
"By building the right immune infrastructure inside tumors, we can potentiate the patient's own defenses -- both T cell and B cell arms -- against cancer growth, relapse, and metastasis."
From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025
The gills have become shifted forward by a metastasis similar to that which brought the whole thoracic organs far forward in fish.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
Vocabulary lists containing metastasis
Cell Biology - Middle School
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Cell Biology - High School
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